Springfield

Population: 113,714
Median household income: $65,537
Median home value: $155,200

Springfield, a community in Sangamon County, Illinois, has 113,714 residents. Its median household income of $65,537 runs below the Sangamon County figure of $74,114.

From 2019 to 2023, Springfield's population declined 1.9% from 115,888 to 113,714, while its median home value rose 16.3% from $133,400 to $155,200.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 113,714
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $65,537
Median home value: $155,200
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 57,220
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115,888113,714

Median household income

$54,648$65,537

Median home value

$133,400$155,200

Median gross rent

$805$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115,888	$54,648	$133,400	$805
2020	115,075	$54,164	$131,300	$820
2021	114,672	$57,596	$132,900	$852
2022	114,214	$62,419	$147,700	$913
2023	113,714	$65,537	$155,200	$945

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,378	5.6%
5 to 17	17,929	15.8%
18 to 24	9,573	8.4%
25 to 34	14,726	13.0%
35 to 44	14,149	12.4%
45 to 54	13,682	12.0%
55 to 64	15,382	13.5%
65 to 74	12,911	11.4%
75 and over	8,984	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,838	69.3%
Black or African American	22,198	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.1%
Asian	3,249	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	706	0.6%
Two or more races	4,818	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,819	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,869	7.4%
High school graduate	21,770	27.3%
Some college or associate's	24,203	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	16,079	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11,913	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,752	76.3%
Carpooled	3,250	6.4%
Public transit	858	1.7%
Walked	937	1.8%
Bicycle	183	0.4%
Worked from home	6,142	12.1%
Other means	639	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,306	38.8%
15 to 29 min	22,143	49.6%
30 to 44 min	2,540	5.7%
45 to 59 min	1,101	2.5%
60+ min	1,529	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 16.5% (18,243 of 110,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,711	52.6%
Nonfamily households	24,092	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,803	88.8%
Vacant	6,417	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,232	63.4%
Renter-occupied	18,571	36.6%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,305	65.2%
1-unit, attached	3,703	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,385	7.7%
5 to 19 units	5,758	10.1%
20 or more units	4,127	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,942	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1772000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 6.33 sq mi
Center point: 39.7911, -89.6446